Come, Holy Spirit is a
Christian
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prayer for guidance. It is discussed in the ''
Catechism of the Catholic Church
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'', paragraphs 26702672. It is used with the
Catholic Church, as well as some
Anglican
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and
Lutheran denominations.
Come, Holy Spirit
Typical English version:
:Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and kindle in them the fire of Thy love.
:Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created.
:And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
:Let us pray.
:O God, Who did instruct the hearts of Thy faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit,
:grant us in the same Spirit to be truly wise, and ever to rejoice in His consolation,
:through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Or in Latin:
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Lutheran use
The prayer is used as a canticle in the Nordic
Lutheran Church of Sweden. Though rarely sung in regular worship, it is a standard part of the opening of clerical synods and during ordinations of
priests
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deity, deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in p ...
, usually during the final rite, the vesting, after the newly ordained priests have completed their vows. In such cases, it is usually sung first in the Latin original, followed by the Swedish translation.
See also
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Veni Creator Spiritus
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Praying to the holy spirit
Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication. In the narrow sense, the term refers to an act of supplication or intercession directed towards a deity or a deified an ...
References
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Come, Holy Spirit